The pilot and co-pilot of a training aircraft, bearing registration number AP-ZBQ, were killed in an aviation-related accident near the Faisalabad airport on Friday, South Punjab News reported.
“The captain, Ahmed Hassaan, and Moaz bin Asad died on the spot.They had initiated an emergency landing soon after the plane took flight, but the small plane — a Cessna 162 Skycatcher — apparently could not be controlled and was destroyed on impact, Aviation authority reported.
It was not immediately clear why the plane had to make an emergency landing.
The aircraft, usually categorized as a light sport airplane, is registered to the Shaheen Air Flying Training School (SAFTS), a subsidiary of Shaheen Air International.
The training school's website has a listing for a "Private Pilot License Course on Cessna 162 Skycatcher", whose objective is to train students in flying skills and aviation knowledge compatible according to the standards specified by Shaheen Air International and the Civil Aviation Authority for a private pilot license.Initial reports suggest that the instructor and trainee pilot were on a routine training flight.Shaheen Air Flying Training School (SAFTS) Private Limited is a subsidiary company of Shaheen Air International. It has Flying School License Class II approved by Civil Aviation Authority. It is designed to be a feeder institute for Shaheen Air International.
